Happy Halloween, everyone. Here's a bit of a spin-off for Max Steel.
Chapter 1: Hallway Footsteps
Another day for Max and his quintuplet cousins in Copper Canyon High School was over and they were just getting their book bags from their lockers. "Another day, another test aced." Max said. "No doubt. Biggest brain in the entire school, Max." Zad said. "If you thought studying for the test was a workout, wait until Dad gives us one during training tonight." Xena said. "I'm looking forward to that." Max said.
On their way towards the exit, they started to hear something echoing through the hallways. "Hey, do you hear that?" Max asked. "Yeah. They sound like footsteps." Yeager said. "It's probably just ours echoing through the hallway." Wandella said. But then the echoes got a bit louder. "Those aren't our footsteps." Xena said, starting to get scared. Just then, Sydney and Kirby walked over. "Hey, guys. What's going on?" Kirby asked. "Shh. We heard something. Sounded like footsteps." Xena said. "Funny. We heard it too on our way over." Sydney said. "We assumed it was our footsteps." Kirby said.
The footsteps grew louder and louder with each passing second. "You think there's someone else in here with us?" Zad asked. "But we're the only ones left in the school." Vandana said. "Maybe it's…ghosts?" Kirby asked fearfully as he started itching. "Ghosts? Are you serious right now?" Sydney asked, skeptical. "I'm just saying, it's a possibility. Especially with all the weird stuff we've seen in this city." Kirby said. "He does have a point. We've seen some pretty weird stuff in Copper Canyon since we've moved here." Xena said. "We'll have to find out where those footsteps are coming from." Max said. "It's ghosts I tell you!" Kirby exclaimed fearfully. Max, Sydney and the Ferrus Quintuplets shook their heads in amusement before walking off. "Hey! Wait for me, please!" Kirby called as he hurried after them.
They followed the footsteps down the hallways as they grew louder and louder. "The footsteps seem to be getting louder." Wandella said. "But where are they coming from?" Zad asked. Max listened carefully as the steps got louder, sounding liked they were right next to them. "They're coming from around that corner." He said. They turned a corner and saw the source of the footsteps. "Tawny?!" They all asked simultaneously in surprise. The footsteps belonged to Tawny Eckhart, a good friend of theirs. "Oh! Hi, guys." She greeted in surprise. "What're you doing here, Tawny?" Max asked. "I was practicing my walk for my first modeling show." Tawny said. "We heard your footsteps echoing down the hallways." Xena said. "We thought it was a ghost." Kirby said. Max, Sydney and the quintuplets glared at him. "Sorry. I thought it was a ghost." Kirby corrected himself. "Sorry, guys. I'll try to make my practicing a bit more known to the school." Tawny said.
Afterwards, Max, Sydney, Kirby, the quintuplets and Tawny exited the school. "Well, that was quite the mystery." Yeager said. "Do you think there might be others like that?" Sydney asked. "Hey, it's Copper Canyon. Anything's possible." Max said. Everyone laughed at that as they continued.
